Kilauea volcano erupts
In this May 20, 2018 photo, lava flows into the ocean near Pahoa, Hawaii.
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Photos of the volcanic activity on Kilauea near Pahoa, Hawaii.
Doug Ralston plays golf in Volcano, Hawaii, as a huge ash plume rises from the summit of Kiluaea volcano May 21.
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Lava erupts from a fissure in Kapoho, Hawaii, on May 21.
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People take pictures as lava enters the ocean, generating plumes of steam near Pahoa, Hawaii Sunday, May 20, 2018.
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Steam rises as lava flows into the ocean near Pahoa, Hawaii, on May 20, 2018.
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In this May 19, 2018, photo, lava erupts inside Leilani Estates near Pahoa, Hawaii.
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Brittany Kimball watches as lava erupts from from a fissure near Pahoa, Hawaii, on May 19, 2018.
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Lava erupts from fissures near Pahoa, Hawaii, on May 19, 2018.
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In this May 19, 2018, photo, a river of pahoehoe lava flows inside Leilani Estates near Pahoa, Hawaii.
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Richard Schott prays as lava slowly makes its way toward the ocean near Pahoa, Hawaii, on May 19, 2018.
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Lava flows toward the ocean near Pahoa, Hawaii, on May 19, 2018.
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Lava burns trees as it flows toward the ocean near Pahoa, Hawaii, on May 19, 2018.
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Flowers are placed on the road as a tribute to the Hawaiian volcano goddess Pele in the Leilani Estates subdivision near Pahoa, Hawaii, May 19, 2018. Two fissures that opened up in a rural Hawaii community have merged to produce faster and more fluid lava.
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Evacuee Michael Hauanao, 32, watches a clip on a phone showing volcano activities at a makeshift donation center May 18 as clouds turn red from lava flow in the Leilani Estates subdivision near Pahoa, Hawaii.
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U.S. Air National Guardsmen, Orlando Corpuz, left, and John Linzmeier survey cracks on the road in the Leilani Estates subdivision near Pahoa, Hawaii, May 18, 2018.
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Toxic gases rise Friday near an abandoned home in the Leilani Estates subdivision near Pahoa, Hawaii.
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Abe Pedro watches lava shoot out of a fissure on Pohoiki Road, May 18, 2018, near Pahoa, Hawaii.
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Mike Guich holds a fresh piece of lava rock spit out of a fissure on Pohoiki Road, May 18, 2018, near Pahoa, Hawaii.
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People watch as ash rises from the summit crater of Kilauea volcano, Thursday, May 17, 2018, in Volcano, Hawaii.
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A plume of volcanic steam rises from the alignment of fissures in Hawaii’s Kilauea East Rift zone, Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Earthquakes were damaging roads and buildings on Hawaii’s Big Island on Wednesday as ash emissions streamed from Kilauea volcano.
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Gases rise from a lava fissure on May 13, 2018, near Pahoa, Hawaii.
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Hannique Ruder, a 65-year-old resident living in the Leilani Estates subdivision, walks past the mound of hardened lava while surveying the neighborhood on May 11, 2018, near Pahoa, Hawaii.
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Center lane lines are partially visible along the lava-covered road in the Leilani Estates subdivision near Pahoa, Hawaii, on May 11, 2018.
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Two cracks run across the road in the Leilani Estates subdivision near Pahoa, Hawaii, on May 11, 2018.
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Toxic gases rise from cracks in the Leilani Estates subdivision near Pahoa, Hawaii, on May 11, 2018.
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Visitors view Kilauea’s summit crater outside the Jaggar Museum in Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, Thursday, May 10, 2018. The park is closing Friday due to the threat of an explosive volcanic eruption.
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A visitor stands outside the Jaggar Museum overlooking Kilauea’s summit crater in Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, Thursday, May 10, 2018. The park is closing Friday due to the threat of an explosive volcanic eruption.
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Kilauea’s summit crater glows red in Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, on May 9, 2018.
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Visitors watch as steam and gas rise from Kilauea’s summit crater in Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, May 9, 2018. Geologists warned Wednesday that Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano could erupt explosively and send boulders, rocks and ash into the air around its summit in the coming weeks.
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Lava burns across a road in the Leilani Estates subdivision on Saturday, May 5, 2018, near Pahoa, Hawaii. Glowing plumes of lava have shot hundreds of feet into the air at points, officials said, and black-and-orange ribbons of rock have curled into roadways.
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Lava burns across a road in the Leilani Estates subdivision as an unidentified resident take pictures of the flow, Saturday, May 5, 2018 near Pahoa, Hawaii.
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A man watches as lava is seen spewing from a fissure in the Leilani Estates subdivision near the town of Pahoa on Hawaii’s Big Island on May 4, 2018.
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Leilani Estates resident Sam Knox watches the lava stretch across the road on May 5, 2018, in Pahoa, Hawaii.
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Residents from the lava affected areas attend a community meeting Friday at Pahoa High School. Scientists and local authorities answered questions about the eruption and evacuation plans.
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Lava flows over a road in the Puna District on Friday. An eruption sent molten lava through forests and bubbling up from paved streets.
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In this still frame taken from video, lava flows toward a home in the Puna District as a result of the eruption from Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island May 4, 2018. The eruption sent molten lava through forests and bubbling up from paved streets.
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After a mandatory evacuation due to a lava eruption yesterday, Leilani Estates residents line up on the road leading to the area, Friday, May 4, 2018, in Pahoa, Hawaii. Due to unsafe conditions in the area, authorities were not allowing residents back to their homes, Friday.
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Authorities stationed at an entrance to the Leilani Estates refuse entrance to a resident, Friday, May 4, 2018, in Pahoa, Hawaii. A mandatory evacuation for the area as declared by the state. Due to unsafe conditions in the area from the recent lava eruption, residents who evacuated could not return to their homes Friday.
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National guardsmen and police stand at the entrance to Leilani Estates, Friday, May 4, 2018, in Pahoa, Hawaii. A mandatory evacuation for the area as declared by the state. Due to unsafe conditions in the area from the recent lava eruption, residents who evacuated could not return to their homes Friday.
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In this still frame taken from video, lava flows toward a home in the Puna District as a result of the eruption from Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island, May 4, 2018.
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This photo provided by Shane Turpin shows a cracked road after the eruption from Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island Friday, May 4, 2018. The Kilauea volcano sent more lava into Hawaii communities Friday, a day after forcing nearly 1,500 people to flee from their mountainside homes, and authorities detected high levels of sulfur gas that could threaten the elderly and people with breathing problems.
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This photo provided by Shane Turpin shows results of the eruption from Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island Friday, May 4, 2018. The eruption sent molten lava through forests and bubbling up from paved streets and forced the evacuation of about 1,500 people who were still out of their homes Friday after Thursday’s eruption.
(Shane Turpin / AP)This photo provided by Shane Turpin shows results of the eruption from Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island Friday, May 4, 2018. The eruption sent molten lava through forests and bubbling up from paved streets and forced the evacuation of about 1,500 people who were still out of their homes Friday after Thursday’s eruption. (Shane Turpin/seeLava.com via AP) (Shane Turpin / AP)
Hawaii Fire Department battalion chief Darwin Okinaka points to a map where recent volcanic eruptions have occurred on Friday, May 4, 2018, at Leilani Estates in Pahoa, Hawaii. Civil defense has set up a command center at the entrance to the subdivision, and authorities have ordered a mandatory evacuation.
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